TypeScript - Errors as Values vs Exceptions Performance Benchmarks

In this video we explore when to use exceptions vs errors as values and how they compare performance wise.

Original blog post with all links and code: https://hamy.xyz/blog/2025-05_typescript-errors-vs-exceptions-benchmarks

Chapters

00:00 - Intro
03:35 - Benchmarking errors as values vs exceptions
05:15 - Errors vs Exceptions results
07:25 - Errors vs Exceptions Benchmark Code
08:15 - When to use Exceptions vs Error Values

Links:

- Types vs No Types - How Types Allow Code to Scale across Developers, Organizations, and Code Size - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ntNGPompHsA&ab_channel=HAMYLABS
- My 2025 Programming Language Tier List - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yEIvl2Nuneg&ab_channel=HAMYLABS
- Build a Simple Result type in Python - and why you should use them - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1P7J2wI46sg&ab_channel=HAMYLABS

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